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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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